Principal Software Developer

Aspen Technology; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspen Technology in India is seeking a Software Development Team Lead to guide a high-performing engineering team in delivering scalable, modern software solutions. You will provide technical direction, mentor developers, and foster a collaborative environment that encourages innovation and continuous improvement.

From brainstorming with Product Owners to CI/CD development, you will help realize an automation vision within Industrial IoT.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in computer science or related software engineering discipline.
• 8–12 years of experience in software development.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms and concurrent programming.
• Proficiency in C++ and scripting languages; familiarity with Lua is a plus.
• Experience with networks, databases, servers, and application protocols; information security awareness.
• Excellent communication and team-building skills.
• Fluent English required.

Responsibilities

• Write backend services using C/C++ and/or Lua.
• Scope and estimate development and testing effort for user stories.
• Perform automated testing in an iterative agile environment.
• Share knowledge through code reviews and pair programming.
• Participate in all agile ceremonies and deliver tasks on time.

Skills

C++

Data structures

Algorithms

Concurrent programming

Operating systems design

Networks

Databases

Servers

Application protocols

Information security

Scripting languages

English fluency

Education

Master’s degree in computer science

Tools

Lua

Job description

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.

The Role

We are seeking a Software Development Team Lead to guide a high-performing engineering team in delivering scalable, modern software solutions. In this role, you will provide technical direction, mentor developers, and foster a collaborative environment that encourages innovation and continuous improvement. You will coordinate cross-functional efforts, align architecture and implementation decisions with business goals, and ensure high-quality delivery through effective planning, code reviews, and hands-on leadership. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with exceptional communication and team-building skills, empowering engineers to do their best work while driving the team toward strategic objectives.

From brainstorming with our Product Owners, technical architecture sessions with our experts, development work using our CI/CD pipeline, to experimenting with cutting edge big data technologies, you’ll help realize the boundless automation vision of Project Beyond. You’ll join a team of very skilled, talented and passionate people, always bringing the industry’s best practices to our workflow. This is a great opportunity to join the booming market of Industrial Automation and the Internet of Things "IoT". Become a part of an innovating company that is on the leading edge of the industry.

Your Impact

• Write backend services using the C/C++ and/or the Lua programming language.
• Scope and estimate the development and testing effort for user stories.
• Perform automated testing within an iterative agile environment.
• Share knowledge with the team by participating in Code Reviews and Pair Programming.
• Participate in all agile ceremonies (standups, planning, training, backlog refinement, reviews, retrospectives).
• Accountable for delivering assigned development tasks and take ownership to deliver on time.

What You'll Need

• Master’s degree in computer science, related software engineering discipline with 8-12 years of experience.
• Detailed knowledge of computer programming. Data structures, algorithms, concurrent programming, elements of operating systems design, etc.
• You are an advanced user of at least one modern operating system and can create application software for it. Your ability to create system software would be a distinct plus.
• You are familiar with concepts such as networks, databases, servers, application protocols and information security, and you have successfully participated in software development involving at least some of that.
• You are fluent in the C++ language and follow its evolution closely.
• You are familiar with other programming (scripting) languages.
• Open minded, able to think within and out of the box.
• Fluent English required.